For now, though, being a woman in magic can be a lonely pursuit. Take Nicole Cardoza, who often says she is the

Ms. Cardoza, 34, who specializes in coin magic, or coin production, has been touring the country for more than two years, performing at universities, churches and conferences. Onstage, she is equal parts storyteller, teacher and magician in shows that reference and evoke Ellen Armstrong, who is believed to be the first Black woman to have a touring magic show in the 1900s.

As she pulled one coin and then another out of thin air during a performance at a church in Brooklyn earlier this year, she told the audience,

she said, suddenly conjuring a third coin.

When Anna DeGuzman introduced herself at an audition for in a performance that has been viewed more than 57 million times on TikTok since it aired in June, the actress and judge Sofia Vergara asked,

Ms. DeGuzman said.

She incorporates cardistry, or the art of card flourishing, into her magic, aiming to revive interest in a skill that Ms. Blackstone described as

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